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International legal aspects of dealing with the contemporary terrorism threats
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Abstract Recent challenges in international security posed by two terrorist organizations, Al Qaeda and ISIS, have highlighted an urgent domestic and foreign policy challenge. Terrorism has been, for more than a decade, top headline in the world media, and the cost of terrorist activities is expressed in num... view more
Recent challenges in international security posed by two terrorist organizations, Al Qaeda and ISIS, have highlighted an urgent domestic and foreign policy challenge. Terrorism has been, for more than a decade, top headline in the world media, and the cost of terrorist activities is expressed in numerous human lives and enormous material damage. Yet to date, international organizations and governments have not been successful in the attempt to find a common definition or uniform approach. Up to now, the approaches towards terrorist activities differ from case to case. There is no single legal regime to deal with terrorist activities, and the legal regime is what gives the answer and the framework for the counterterrorist activities of the security forces, in order to be able to deal with the threat. This paper will attempt to answer at least some of the dilemmas.... view less
Keywords
terrorism; threat; anti-terror policy; fight against terrorism; international security; international agreement; human rights
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
extraterritoriality
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 69-77
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 3 (2017) 1
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution